Fibre Channel (FC, fiber optic technology) is a method for setting up high-performance connections between servers and their periphery. This architecture uses the bit-serial transmission method for data over fibre optic cables. This enables large quantities of data to be transported at high speed over long distances.
The Fibre Channel Protocol is supported on Server Unit /390 by BS2000 via channel type IBF (MODE=FCP).
BS2000 supports connections of the type “fabric” for the storage systems attached with the Fibre Channel Protocol. Here dedicated connections are set up between Server Units and storage systems. A Server Unit sees only the storage systems assigned to it. The Server Units and storage systems form domains which are assigned to each other via switches (called “zoning”).
Information about the devices supported is provided in the Release Notice on BS2000 OSD/BC.
